Bottle carrier and cover



Aug. 31 1926.

W DONALDSON BOTTLE CARRIER AND COVER Filed Nov. '7, 1925 gwumto'a l' Aug 31,1926.

U T D- T res" 1,-s9a1z2 A -NrQr-Fiw wmnxnxnom nnson, on Domain, magician a no'r'rnn cnnnmn AND covan Application filed Kovember 7,1925. mm lo um.- v

i 'l'hcpresent invention relates to a bottle 7 against accidental disengagement of the d t carrier and cover, and aims to provide a novel and-improved device of this character which may be conveniently attached to a bottle for eficiently covering the top thereof and providing a handle for permitting the convenient carrying of the bottle.

Another object of the invention is the.

provision of a device as above indicated, having spring jaws arranged thereon which may be e rung to engage a bottle is arranged in place'afterward for insuring vice from the loottle,

A further object of the invention is to provide an elongated loop having approxi mately one-half thereof arranged at rightangles to the other half, and having jaws formed upon one angled portion of said loop adjacent the point where said loop is angled for engaging about the neck of a bottle,

while the other angled portion forms a vide a device. as above outlined, which is"- siinple and snlostantial in construction,

a" which can he'mannlactured economically and whichwill be thoroughly eiiicient an practical in nee,

With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will be apparent as the description proceede .the invention resides inithe construction and arrangement of parts, as

hereinalter described and claimed, it being" understood that changes can be made within till the scope of what is claimed, without depart curvature-oi the head 12 or the bottle, said ing from the spi'ritol the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein v Figure 1 is perepcctiveviewoi my improved device, shelving the same applied to a bottle and chewing}; a portion of the cover raised Figure 2 and Figure 3 ie a lrfaginentary view of a liottle showing the device completely arranged thereon and ready for use.

isa top plan view oi the some,

about the neck of elow the bead formed onthe top thereof, said jaws carrying a portion ofthe cover, while another portion of the cover Referring to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates a bottle and more particularly a milk bottle, which is of the usual conatruction, having a reduced neck portion-11 and a bead IQ-formed upon the upper end of the neck portion. In carrying out my invention, the numeral 15 designates -a loop shaped member constructed of a relatively heavy spring wire, said wire having the ends there-- of joined, as at 16, by turning one end of the wire over the opposite end of the wire and providing a head 17 on said opposite "end- The loo -shaped wire 15 has approxi mately one-ha f portion thereof arranged at right angles to theother half portion, so as to provi e-a handleportion 18 and abottlo engaging portion 19, The bottle engaging portion 19. isslightly larger than a semicircle so: as to conform generally to the .curvatnre of'l-the neck 11 of the bottle, that. handle portion 18 has the side portions-20 thereof gradually converging as they extend upwardly and arranged at right angles to -the end portion21 thereof. The bottle on gaging portion'19 has the portions 22 thereof adjacent the portion where the loop is angled 'turnedslightly inward towards each. other so as to provide spring jaws which contact with the neck of the bottle beneath the head 12, while the side portions 20 of Ell till

the angled handle portion 18 have their low n or ends curved inwardly so as to permit the same to extend around the bead 12 whenthe jaw portions engage the neck oi the bottle.

A cover is arranged for covering thetop of the bottle 10,- and is arranged in-two sec tions, one section beinahcarried by the bottle engaging portion of t e loop 15 while the other section is arranged on the handle rtion 18 of the loop. 15. The cover section 23 carriedhy the bottle enniniginoportion id of the loop is provided with a flat top. wall 2d having depending therefrom a flange per tion 25 which vconforms generally to the flange having formed on" its lower edge 1 slightly spaced from the ends of the same a Mill v lllli which are provided with slots 30 for receiving the side portions 20 of the handle portion 18 of the loop 15. The cover 'section carried by the handle portion 18 is rolled, as at 31, at the lower edge of the flange 28 so as to give a finished appearance, and has rovided on the top wall thereof a U shaped finger engaging loop 32 for slidably raising said cover section upon said handle portion 18. In order that the cover section carried by the handle portion 18 may normally remain in a downward position over the top of the bottle, I have provided a pair of coil springs 33, one being arranged upon each of said side portions 20 of said handle portion 18 and engaging said outstanding ears 29 forcing said cover section downwardly. By providing the slots 30 in the cars 29, the jaws formed on the bottle engaging portion 19 of the loop 15 are permitted to be forced outwardly, yet providing a structure for slidably mounting one-half of the cover upon the handle portion 18. It is to be noted that by attaching the ends of the wire that form the loop 15 at apoint where said loop is angled that a shoulder is provided, as shown by the numeral 16, for engaging under the bead 12 of the bottle, eliminating to a great extent the liability of my improved device from being accidentally disengaged from a bottle. It is also to be noted that by attaching the depending flange 25 of the cover section 23 remote from the point where said cover section 23 engages the other cover section, that a greater resiliency is provided for the jaws that contact with the neck of the bottle.

' forced around the bottle under the bead 12 thereof, sliding the top fiat portion 24 of the cover section 23 over one-half of the top of the bottle, until the flange portion 25 of the cover section 23 abuts against said head 12. The finger engaging loop 32 is then released, and the cover section carried by the handle 18 is forced downwardly by the coil springs 33, until the flat surface 27 of the last mentioned cover section lies flat upon the top of the bottle not enclosed by the section 23' It can thus be seen that the entire top of the bottle is covered, which will form a sanitary covering for the bottle. When the section of the cover carried by the handle 18 is in an operative closed position, the same will prevent accidental disengagement of the device from the bottle, due to the fact that the flange 28 thereof eliminates sliding movement of the jaws from the bottle. It is to be noted that by providing the slots 30 in the outstanding ears 29 that the side portions 20 of the handle are permitted to flex outwardly with the jaws during the placing of the device on a bottle and during the removing of the device. After the device is arranged upon the top of a bottle, the bottle may be carried by gripping the portion 21 of the handle 18, thus eliminating to a great extent the danger of dropping the bottle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A bottle carrier and cover comprising a bottle engaging portion, a handle portion, a cover for the bottle arranged in sections, one of said sections being carried bysaid bottle engaging portion, while the other section is carried y said handle portion and movably arranged thereon for coacting with said first mentioned section for entirely covering the top of the bottle.

2. A bottle carrier and cover comprising a bottle engaging portion, a handle portion, a

cover for the bottle arranged in sections, 35

one of said sections being carried by said bottle engaging portion, while the other seetion is carried by said handle portion will t movably arranged thereon for coacting ,wi said first mentioned section for entirely covering the top of the bottle, and means arranged upon said movable section for engaging the bottle for preventing disengagement of said bottle engaging portion from the bottle.

3. A bottle carrier and cover comprising a bottle engaging portion adapted to engage about the neck of the bottle, acover for the bottle arranged in sections, one of said sections being carried by the bottle engaging portion, while said other section is movable and arranged to court with the first mentioned section for entirely covering the top of a bottle.

4. A bottle carrier and cover comprising a cover arranged in sections, a pair of spring 'awscarried by one cover section and adapted to engage about the neck of a bottle for holding said ection in place, while the other section is movably arranged for coacting with ,saidofirst mentioned section for entirely covering the top of a bottle.

5. A bottle carrier and cover comprising a cover arranged in sections, spring jaws carried by one of saidsections and being adapted to engage. about the neck of a bottle for holding said sections in place, means carried by said spring jaws for movably supporting the other of said sections to permit the same to be moved to a position to coact with said first mentioned section in order to entirely cover the top of a bottle.

6. A bottle carrier and cover comprising a cover arranged in sections, spring jaws carried by one of said sections and being ada ted to engage about the neck of a bottle for olding said sections in place, means carried by said 5 ring jawsfor movably supporting the ot er otsaid sections to permit the same to be moved to a position to ooact I gaging the top of the bottle for preventing ill lltl

disengagement of said spring jaws from the bottle.

7. A bottle carrier and cover comprisinga cover arranged in sections, spring jaws carried by one of said sections for folding the same in position over a portion of the top of the bottle, a handle carried by sa d jaws, means arranged upon the other of said sections of said cover tor sl dably supporting same upon said handle tor permitting said second mentioned cover section to be moved in position to coact with sa d first mentioned section for entirely covering the top or a bottle,

. 8. A, ho tle carrier and cover coniprising a cover ranged in sections, SPIIDO' aws carried by one of said sections for folding the same in position over a portionof the top at bottle, a handle carried by said jaws, means arranged upon the other of said sections of said cover for slidably supporting some upon said handle for permitting said second mentioned cover section to be moved in position to coast with said first mentioned section for entirely covering the top of a bottle, and spring means arranged upon said handle and engaging said second mentioned cover sect on for norreally holding the same in operative P0811310]; upon a bottle;

9, A bottle carrier and cover COHILPIXSIDQ a Wire arranged in looped formation and having approximately one-halt thereof arranged right angles to the other half, spring jaws iorined on one angled portion ct said loop adjacent the point of angle for engaging the neck of a bottle While said angled portion having said spring aws en-= tending around said neclr, a cover arranged in sections, one ct said sections being permanently carried by a portion of sai oop eatending around the neck of the bottle, While the other section of said cover is movahly carried by the other angled portion of said loop and arranged to coact with said mentioned section for entirely covering the top of a bottle 7 10; A. bottle car ier and cover comprising o, wire arrang o looped formation and iiavin appronnnr one-halal thereof arranged at right a, 8 to the other'halit, spring jaws tonne l one angled portion of said loop adjacent the pointo f angle tor engaging the nest: bottle White said angled portion having said spring jaws extends around said neck, a cover arranged in sections, one of said sections bein permanently carried by a portion of said loop extending around the neck of the bottle, while the other section of said cover is movahly carried b the other angled portion of said loop an arranged to coact with said first mentioned section for entirely covering the top of a bottle, and spring means arranged upon the angled portion'of'said loop having said movable section of said cover thereon for normally holdin said movable section of said cover in a c osed operative position.

11. A bottle carrier and cover comprising a wire arranged in looped formation and having approximately one-half portion thereof arranged at right angles to the other half portion, sprin jaws formed upon one angled portion oi said wire loop adjacent the point of angle for engaging the neck of a bottle, a cover arranged in sections, one of said sections being carried in the angled portion of said loop having sai jaws formed thereon for covering a portion of the top of. the bottle, outstanding eyes carried by the other of said sections and receiving the ,side portions of the angled portion of said loop not having said jaws thereon for slidably supporting said second mentioned cover section for coacting with said first mentioned cover section for entirely covering the top of a bottle.

12. A bottle carrier and cover comprising a-Wire arranged in looped formation and having approximately one-halt portion thereof arranged at right angles to the other half portion, spring jaws formed upon one angled portion of said Wire loop adjacent the point of angle for engaging the neclr ot a bottle, a'cover arranged in sections, one. of said sections being carried b the angled portion of said loop having sai jaws formed thereon for covering a portion of the top of the bottle, outstanding eyes carried by the other of said sections and receiving the side portions of the angled portion of said loop not having said jaws thereon for slidably supporting said second mentioned cover section for coacting With said first mentioned cover section for entirely covering the top til-ll lid of a bottle, and a finger engaging portion carried by said slidably mounted section for raising the same to an inoperative position. in testimony whereof, l have afiired my signature WllLLlAt/l DUNALDSQN, 

